Need some plate ideas!

[Jim Fulmer]

Fellow 12V brothers I have a chance to exchange my #8 plate with a bigger one with TST. I can get a # 6,5 or 4. I was thinking #5 270/675 as I will eventally get injectors but I think that a #4 will be too hot for my current setup. What is you'll's opinions. The DTT mods are happening this weekend as per James Northum. I have asked a few folks about the #4 and it seems like fuels allot more than I want or can stand now.



Jim



P. S. The #8 is all the way forward now! I can't wait till Sat. Oo.

 

[Six_Man_Diesel]

Fuel plate, what do you need a fuel plate for? All they do is cut your fuel back... Just kiddin

 

[Jim Fulmer]

Just because.......

Flying down the road and looking over and seeing:--) the EGT guage pegged at 1450 and wondering how long has it been there is not my idea of fun.



Jim

 

[Don M]

4 plate is the ticket Bro. I have a spare and pristine cylinder head sitting on the work bench should anything go wrong though



If you run it in the stock position you get more low end and less EGTs on the high side I was told.



what injectors do you have now?



Don~

 

[Jim Fulmer]

Don

They are stock injectors, that was my next topic about it. There has to be a limit somewhere that it's best to change them first or a plate limit on the stock ones that is why I was asking. I'm headed down there to let James do my transmission this afternoon so I'll check back Tomorrow for more feed back.



Jim

 

[Pthomas]

I recomend the injectors and del valves first!

Your pump will thank you !!!

 

[danandamy]

I have the #6 plate full forward and find the set up to be pretty sweet. It will be sweeter when I dump the crappy 160 stock injectors for some 215's though. EGT's are pretty managable, even with the plate full forward. They are pretty much a non issue empty, have to watch them on long grades when pulling.



dan

 

[FL70CAT]

Just "adjust" the fuel profile on your current plate, why spend all the $$ on another one.

I was told my plate wouldn't last when I did this to my last truck, HAH !!

It'll live, don't worry about it.

 

[Jim Fulmer]

Thanks to you'll for your info. Don I talked to Piers and he told me to get the #4 also that I would need it to get the future H. P. that I wanted, said to just slide it back and don't crowd the stock injectors trying to chase numbers.



Jim

 

[Keith1]

just put in a #6 plate love it I've got 150000 on the bone stock trans and have no problems with it at all just have to use a littel commen sence but it sure is a lot of fun to drive

 

[Forrest]

#4

I talkd to Mark @ TST about the #4 & he said it is designed for gov spring pumps. Oo.

 

[JohnE]

What kind of EGT, hp and torque numbers are possible with the #4 plate?



I'm curious because a governor springs kit is next on my list.



-John

 

[Jim Fulmer]

John

First of all you will love the 3k springs, second what I did was tell Piers the I was looking for say 325-350 hp after DD2's and a turbo upgrade and he sugjested the #4 so I wouldn't be changing it out again.



Jim



HP/TQ and EGT's... . ouch